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M, B. MATHIAS. NEST.

AYPLIOATIOE Hum my a, 1911s.

Patented Deo. 29,1908;

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WITNESSES llorfzeys and I dohereby'declare the following to be advantageous in practice and comparatively .a stationary cross piece 5, extending transv MANUELBROWN MATHIAS, OF EAST OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA.

'NEs'n Specification ofv'Letters Patent.

Patented Dec; 29, 1908.

Applieaaonmeii May 5, 190s. serial No. 430,967.

To all 'whom/it may concern.'

Beit known that I, MANUELBROWN MA-I THIAs, a citizen of the United States, residing at East Oakland, in the county of Alameda and State of California, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in `Nests a full, clear, and exact description ofthe invention, such aswillenable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make andl use the same.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in nests and has relation vmore particularly to a nest intended to be errployed with an individual fowl.

` tis also anobject of the invention to provide a novel device of this character wherein the nest is providedwith two compartments, one of said compartments having a movable bottom, which, when the weight ofthe fowl is placed thereon, will cause the door of the nest to close. I

It is also an object of the invention to rovide a novel device of this character, which` will be .simple in construction, eiiicicnt and` inexpensive to manufacture.

With the above and other objects -in view, the invention consists in the details'of construction and in the novel arrangement' and combination of parts to behereinafter Vreferred to. j

In describing the invention in detail, ref-1 erence will be had to the accompanyingi drawings forming part'of this specilication, wherein like characters of reference denote corresponding parts in the several views,` and in which,

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the-device in its open position. "Fig, 2 is a perspective view of the device in its closed position. Fig. 3 is a vertical, longitudinal, sectional view of the invention. Fig. 4 is a detail perspective Aviewof the catch employed in con nection with the invention.

In the drawings, ldenotes a'boX-like structure forming the body of the nest, having positioned approximately centrallv of its length, -to each of .the longitu'dina sides thereof, the cleats 2, which form guide- Ways for a removable-partition `3, having the central opening 4 .of approximately semi-circular contour. 4Thisform of open-L ing may be varied as desired or required. The lower end of this partition 3 rests upon through an elongated opening 9 in t its closed versely of the body 1 and the inner cleats 2 I terminate at their lower ends at a point ad.

between the bottom of the body l and the I platform' adjacent the forward edge thereof. j

By contacting with` the lower edge of the inner `cleats 2, the proper normal position of the lplat-form 6 `is assured.

Secured to one Alongitudinal edge 'of the platform 6, is a rod 8, which passes through the `forward compartment and projects e iront face ofthe body 1 adjacent to the side ofthe door 10. 'lhis rod has its exterior end ter#` i `minating in a finger 11 adapted to pass through an eye 12 carried bythe door- 10.

'Ihe'hinges 13, connecting the door with the `body 1, are suitable spring hinges arran ed asto normally hold the door 10`closed, ut

when the finger 11 of the rod 8 is inserted through the eye 12, the door will be held When a-fowl enters the nest, especially c the hen, it will seek the darkened compartment, which as is believed to be apparent, isv L the inner compartment formed by the parti*- tion 3. When the weight ,of the fowl is `placed on the platform 6the platform will be'depressed and with the platform will be carried the rod 8 and the de ression of the platform will be such as tore ease the lringer oi' the rod 8 from the eye 12, when the door,

owing to its-spring hinges 13, `will close.

`In order that/the door 10 may be held in osition, it is provided with a spring latch) 14' acting in conjunction wi-th the `keeper 15 properly positioned on the body 1.

In order that'the downward movement of the platform 6 `may be limited and that a suitable movement 'mayf-be permitted, the

`edge of the platform adjacent the rear wall of the body 1 is beveled, as shown at 16, Fig. 3.

`In order that access vmay be easily had to the rear compartment ofthe body 1, the por* -tion of thex top thereabove and slightly in `advance of` the partition 3, is open and said open portion is closed by the cover 17, suitebiy hinged to tbeibociy v' in order that the door l() may be heiii open against action of the spring hinges 13, or the depression of 'the platform 6, a nook is suitably pivoted to the body l in snoh.- e position es to readiy engoge toe eye i2.'

' A. nest eonstruoted according to the pres- 'tageons .v in preotiee.- By having the door reticuleted, the proper ventilation of the 'bodyo'r nest is assuredend itelso permits And having the the proper entry of light. iight entering et but one: point and that point being forward thel nest, is eiso oi advantage, as it causes-3 rthe inner compe-rt?v ment to be darkened, es 1t is e Weiknovvn eonlierity of icows'rto ioeete inthe darkest iieelities when seeking nest.

I claim: 'A nest comprising e receptacle, e partition "having an opening positioned. within the re-` oeptecle dividing said receptacle into an in ner and outer compartment, e hinged coven nonne? carried by the top of the reoeptnoie to per- Init access to the inner compartment, en uw tometicoliy closing door carried by the recepteee ior the outer compartmentn niovebie body 'Within the inner eon'ipmtinent hinged at one end to theinner end oi: the inner compartment, seid movable body extending in close proximity to the partition, e spring interposed botti/een the loor of the receptacle, and the movable body odiar-ent the partition, seid spring holding the rnoveine body normally :tiusn with 'the base oi the opening of the partition, o rod pmjoeting from e side of the movable body through the outer compartment to the exterior oiv the reeepteeie and edjoeent the door thereof, the exterior end of the rod terminating in e ringer, and en eye carried by the door through which the finger of the rod posses Lo 1noldi the door open, seid finger being roleased from the eye when the movable body moves in e direction to eonipress the spring.

in testimony Wilereoi" l have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

MANUEL BlWN MATH; Witnesses:

J. C. Roemeens, YoUn Connianro. 

